Hose nozzle



-Septt 19,1944. l. .JEPsoN l v 2,358,515

HOSE vNOZZLE Filed Oct. 3. 1942 Patented Sept. 19V, r1944 l Flexible Shaft l'(lompany;

Y poration'offlllinois Applieation october s, 194zse1fia1;N0. @0,609

8*:Claims.

` i This invention relates tolhos'e .nozzles of the type adapted for .sprinkling ,lav/ins, `gardens .and

'the like.

YHose nozzlesY of this "typefincommon use are that my improved hose nozzlecomprisesfessen- .tiall'y two `rparts, anozzle body .and a regulator sldeor plate designated generally .by :reference numerals I3 and `Il,..1espectively. .Thefnozzle objectionable because of` the `packed `j.oin't1;f or .5 bodyis `prefer-ably of molded plastic.,xnaterial, the rotatably adjustable nozzle whichlinvariably yor ,it lmay `be .formedby die castingi .to provide develops leaks attlre"jointand fcaus'eslthe Water a waterepassagei.havingatone end` aninter- Y lto drip rearward [of the dischargeoriflce. i This nally threaded .openingor socket llfora standprior typeof hose nozzle lalso involves apscrew Y ard vhose.oonnectionand.at the .oppositenenda thread adjustment .which'is slow to operate and 10 dis-charge. .orificek I1 .of .restricteddiameter .in Anot infrequently sticks, ,making-it, hard toadjust. vcomparison .with the cross section of Vthepassage `The present invention aims to `provide .anim- I5. This .passage A.Iiifpreferablyis Atapered so .as proved hose nozzle which willovencometheabove to .graduallyi-ncrease the velocity Fof .the4 water `noted Yobjections Vto 'the common type of hoze' vflow `soothat .it Willdischargerfrom vtheoriiice .H nozzle. l5 in afjet nor-stream of high velocity. Theend Another object of the invention `is torprovide portion Y1,8 of the body iS :enlarged -ald -kmllled a hose .nozzle of vsuch improvedconstruction that on Aits .periphery ftoprovde Va yconvenient-.hand it will be quick and` easy to ,adjust or regulate grasplonturning theibody when .connecting and from a solidjet to a fine 'fan shaped spray. One disconnecting it withlrespect tothe usual threadoi the features o'f my improved construction `is 20 edhoseconnection. The fnozzlebody is 4further the v.provision .o Ya thumb A.tipregulator which formed .t rpIOVde Y OJQDOSed'zPalallel V.fgI'OOVeS -.01 isquickly and smoothlyadjustablemand,which .Ways L9 in aplaneat anacuteanglewith respect avoids leaking Yand dripping, to lthe `center line of.the,discharge. oriiice,preter- Another objectistheprovisionof.ahose nozzle ably at :about l5JWth vTesmed',thereto as indi.` f of simple construction designed sothat the nozzle Gatedir1F 5-V `Thelregulator.slide.M.isfshrpl body'may'be formed ,bymolded plastic .material .to Tprovide,parallel,oppositeY.sides 2l :andlt =in or by die casting so asto requireno machining the WaySlBfSG aSbO be slidable-lengthwsethercoperations,` anda regulator slide .of stamped conon. .The-slidemay-be Suitablylmed iOfPlfOVide struction mounted toslideon Ways integral -wit'h athumb or .finger grip for Convenience fn 91901- the nozzle body, ,making.alconstruction-economiting r15h@ Slide-and; in fthe Present instance, 'I cal .to manufacture` Y i have ,bent therear end :of .the slide forwardly other objects andai-.tendant advantages'will uponitself, thence upwardly.,thenceforwardlv be appreciated by .those skilled in this art Vas the and 'thence downward-1y,faSfbeStiShOWn@infFg- 11, invention becomes better -under-stoodrby reference t0 PIOVde--a rlvfSedfpOltiQU- 22- This :IDTOVdlS to the following description whenoonsideneciin an upstanding thumb-gripandthevface'for aporconneetion with `thelgLeeempamying-, d 1f,wving .in tion. thereof` may `be corrugated v-or- -otherW-ise whichd Y formed :asa ffurther rlaid-.in A.grippingthe slide Figure 1 iS a side elevationV of ahosenozzka when moving it `fromoneposition to ganother. embodying myinventionj Stop lugs 23 tiormed from the slide portionfZfZ J'Fig. .2 is airont elevationthereof; n e l 4Q are adapted to engage stops 24 formed fonethe K Fig; 'r3 Yis :afront e1evation.;ofthe .nozz1e 4.body top.portion.of..thenZZ1e b0dv,thusflimitingvrthe with the regulator slide removed.; outward.-extensionor plojectiori .ofwtheslide In 1 Fig. .41's anend view ofthe nozzle bQdy,.-1Q0k thepreferre'dembodiment .the-nozzle .-bodygis ing at the hose connectionend; v n shaped .to .provide parallelsidewalls f2.5 in which f' 5 4is alsection taken onthesection line 45 thewaySlre-ImdoaIl-whfhervetOfSuDfi '4fof'1ig;13; Y Y port thereg'ulatorwslideI with proper @learn-nce- 6, 7, 8, and vQare lcrosssections taken Wthrespect to the jet delivery. tconstrucsubs'tantially on .thesection lines 6-6, 1 1; 8 8, tion also promotes economy in rnanufalcture.` .The andf, respectively of lFig. v 5; Y Y 5 slide ,is ,preferably kshaped .in 'cross section to Fig; A10 isa/top face viewofathe regulator slide 50 provide `a AS'lgl'l'fly 'diShed-ffce .25 Vhal/ping atftS plateon an enlarged scale; .centerra-projection-Vshapedfridgef2?l,}asshown Fig 11 -isa side elevationfthereof; and in Fig .1f-2, the ,crossgsection of` which-mayextend 'Fig. 125is'a cross section .takenpn the section substantially Vthe .full length 4of, rthe* slide. ',Ilhe line 'l2-l2 of Fig. v.11. y f Y outer-vendbffthe.slideeistapered toa point.v The Rcflrlg tthe .drawingit willbe observed 55 slide. mayibeffmovd from .the retracted-position modifications as fall within the shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 in which it abuts against the shoulder 28 on the nozzle body 2, to the extended position shown in full lines, or to any intermediate position. The slide is shaped so as to have yielding frictional engagement with the ways so that it will be held stationary in any position to which it is set. The nozzle body is further shaped to provide a wall 29 extending from thenozzleend parallel with the nozzle crice and spaced therefrom at the side opposite from the regulator slide. In the preferred form the side walls 25 are extended outwardly so as d.

to merge with the wall 29 .but these side walls are shaped at 3l to provide a spray` discharge opening in cooperative relation with the slide..

The wall 29 also is shaped to conform substantally with the shape of the slide in the extended position thereof, but slightly larger than the slide (as shown in Fig. 2), so as to constitute a protecting wall to prevent injury Vto the slide in its extended position.

1n operation it win be manifest'thet when the slide'is retractedA the water will bel discharged in a full jet or stream determined by the shape of the discharge oriiiceV I1 and the passage I5.

Byfprojecting the slideforwardly its V-shaped center ridge will'centrally intercept the discharging stream so as to deflect the stream into a fan ysage, laterally spaced parallel walls at opposite sides of said passage providing an elongated slide opening between the walls, and a wall extension beyond lsaid discharge orice at the side of thel nozzle body opposite from said walls shaped to provide one side of a fan spray opening; and a shaped delivery of a size and spread dependent on the extent ofl the projection. .When the slide is inV its fully projected position it will serve to spread the streamin'toa fine lfan shaped spray over an area designated approximately by the dotted lines 32 in Fig. 2.4 The construction is such that this spray will be substantially uniformly distributed throughout this area. It will be observed that Vthefan spray is discharged through theAslit-like opening between theA plate and the extended end of the nozzlebody, but the shape of the spray delivery is determined vonly by the deflecting action of the face of the slide against the jet delivered fromthe. discharge orice. It willbe further observed that the construction is such that when the hose is held in the hand lw'it'hrthe nozzle resting across the forenger and withthe thumb ontop o f the s1ide,lthe hose and nozzle 'may be conveniently andlrmly heldin the onel hand and at the same timethe thumb is freefto quickly and smoothly movethe slide forward or backward toinstantly ob'tain'the desired yjetor spray delivery. It will .be further observed that'there isv noY joint 0r break` inthe ow of thewater from the time it enters the r'nozzle body untilit is discharged throughl the iet orifice,r with'the resultthat there is no cause for leaking or Ydripping. of water, also that the slide constitutesa deectoriwhich may be ins tantlyset to obtain vany desired degree of de. flection'of the stream Withinvthe capacityof the construction.

i Y While have shown a` particular embodiment of my'invention, itY will be understood that Ido not wish tof'be limited thereto since many modifications may be made, and I thereforecontem 'plate by the appended claims to cover any such true spirit and scope of my invention. A

1.v A hose nozzle" comprising a nozzle body having a passage, a restrictedj discharge oriiice'at the outlet end o f said' passage, a d eector plate 'slidablefonthe body in af plane in angular relation to the jet di'schargeof said orifice and Inovableini said plane between a retractedposition in which the plate is substantially withdrawn from deector plate mounted to slide lengthwise upon and between said spaced Walls in a plane in acute angle relation to the longitudinal center axis of the discharge oriiice and accessible at said slide opening between said walls for thumb or finger manipulation fory lengthwise movement of the plate, the'outer end portion of the plate being shaped to be projected by said length-wise movement across the jet or stream discharge from said orice to deiiect the saine into a fan shapedfsprayof varying degree of spread according to the extentof said projection.

3..A hose nozzlecomprising: a nozzle body formed to provide Apassage having a restricted discharge orifice, Vand opposed parallel. guideways in a'plane angular with respect tothe axis of the jet discharged from said orice; and a deector plate supported. at its opposite edges onV said guideways for movement thereon to different positions in which the face of the extended end portion of the plateis adapted to intercept.Y said jet and Adeflect it to fan shape, the deflector plate having stop members overhanging lthe-guideway portions of the nozzle body and the nozzle body having stop portions adapted to be Aengaged by the stops on the plate Ato limit its outer movement.

4. A hose nozzle comprising a nozzle body having apassageterminated in a restricted discharge orifice, a deector plate mounted on the nozzle body for movement in A a plane at an acute angle with relation to the longitudinal center. axis of the vdischarge orifice into and out of an extended position in which it intercepts the jet stream discharge from said Qrice and deflects the same'into a Vfan shape, and any-shaped ridge projecting from the face of the plateextending longitudin ally thereof and located so that. the point of the ridge intercepts the center .of the jet delivered from the discharge orifice, the nozzlebody being extended beyond its discharge orice to provide a protecting'wallfor the d eector plate in its extended position and being shaped to provide with the plate whenthe latteris projected, a narrowfopeningmfor the fan shaped spray. 1

' 5. A hose nozzle comprising a nozzle body having a passage terminated in a restricted `discharge ridge intercepts the center. of the jet deliveredV 76j orifice, a deflector plate mounted on the nozzle -body for movement in a. plane at an `acute angle with relation to the longitudinalcenter axis of the discharge orifice into.. and outfof ,an extended position in which it intercepts thejet or stream discharge from said orifice and deflects the'same into a fan shape, and a Vfshaped ridge projecting from the faceof the'plate extending longitudinallythereof and located sc .thatthepoint of the fromthe discharge orice; thenozzle body being formed to provide spaced parallel walls at opposite sides of the tapered passage and the inner side of said walls having ways for the sliding support of the deilector plate.

6. A hose nozzle having a body member proo vided with a longitudinally tapered passage and having an orice at the narrow end for discharging the water in a jet stream lengthwise from the passage, a guideway at one side of said passage in a plane in acute angle relation to the longitudinal center axis of said discharge orifice, a deector plate supported on'said guideway and movable lengthwise thereon by thumb manipulation when the hose nozzle is held in the hand, the plate being arranged so that its face is moved into the jet stream to a greater or lesser degree by said manipulation, the face of the plate being shaped to deflect the stream from a jet to a fan shaped spray according to the position of the plate, and the body member having a wall extending from the region of said discharge orice in the direction of the jet discharge at one side of said jet and positioned to provide with the deector plate a narrow opening'through which said fan spray is discharged.

7. A nozzle of the class described having a nozi-` zle body provided with a passage terminating in an orice for discharging in a jet stream lengthwise from said passage, a deflector plate mounted on the nozzle body for adjustment in a plane in angular relation to the jet stream and movable in said plane between a retracted position in which the plate is substantially withdrawn from the jet stream to an extended position in which the face of the plate intercepts the jet stream and delects it in a fan shaped spray, and a wall integral with the nozzle body located at the side of the jet stream opposite from the deflector plate and providing with the deector plate a narrow opening through which said fan spray is discharged.

8. A hose nozzle as set forth in yclaim '7, in which the outer end portion of the deflector plate is tapered lengthwise from its side edges to a central point and in which the extended wall of the body member is shaped to substantially conform with the tapered outer end of the deflector plate.

IVAR J EPSON. 

